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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY , MORNING, AUGUST 27,
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MOTOR TOURING
RESTORES HEALTH;
TRIP IS ENJOYED
Transpontinentaf-Jaunt Is Made
as Part of Education of
Children.
Motor touring as a means to health
and education has found a friend in
Boy K. Davis of Los Angeles, who
arrived in Portland last week n the
last lap of a tour of the United States.
Pavis, accompanied by his wife and
three beys, arove up to the Manley
Auto company service department In.
his Hup. which haB a total mileage
. record of 47,35? miles tn the laetlfour
years. The mileage on the transcon
tinental tour, which started May 27,
192X, is more than 13,000 miles.
The trip was made primarily for Mrs.
Davis health. She served one year as
president of the Los Angeles Parent
Teacher association and suffered a
nervous breakdown. Doctors advised
outdoor life and agreed that a trans
continental motor trip would be of
creat benefit.
Then. too. the three boys were at the
Impressionable age and It was decided
that by a tour of the historic spots Of
America their education would be much
more complete than by mere "reading.
The Jaunt was then and there agreed
lpon and started.
OS SANTA FE TRAir.
From Los Angeles the party went to
Albuquerque and Santa Fe orr the
Santa Fe trail. Taos, Colo., the noted
arttet colony, was visited but the
Pueblo flood forfed the tourists to
go north through Salida. Cripple Creek
and Colorado Springs to Denver. From
there the route to the East was taken
by way of Kansas City, St. Louis.
Indianapolis,. Pittsburg, Gettysburg and
then to the national capital.
On the East coast many historic
spots were visited. Th party stopped
at Philadelphia. New York, Washing
ton Irvine's home, Atlantic City, New
Haveif. Hartford, Providence, Plym
"outh and Doston.
"The thing that the boys enjoyed
most of all." Davis aid. "was the
visits to Annapolis and West Po4nt.
The military atmosphere appealed to
them greatly and it was with some re
gret that they left both places."
After sightseeing in Boston, the little
Hup was turned west to Albany. From
there the route along Lake George, the
Adirondacks and Lake Champlain was
-taken into Montreal, Quebec.
WINTERED IX OHIO
. On leaving Montreal the party came
west along the banks of the St. Law
rence, stopping at the Thousand
loiauuo- i no unci dijcui o.v lcja-d
ware, Ohio, where Mrs. uavis went to
the Ohio Wesleyan university. The
boys were put in school for the winter
RRd the trip held In abeyance until
early this spring.
In returning to the Pacific coast the
party csme by the northern route, vis
iting Chicago. St. Paul and. Minne
apolis. Fargo. Bismarck. Billings. Cody,
the "Yellowstone national park and
Helena. The coast was reached by
vomtng through Spokane and Ellens
burg to Seattle.
The car tiseaiwas' aslHUpmobile, pur
chased in iStS.- Wheiv'the car rolled
into the Itfanley Aut-cbroany the to
tal mileage recorded was 47157 miles,
which is some record for one auto
mobile. Davis said that no mechanical trouble
of any sort was encountered on the en
tire transcontinental trtp. The aver
age gas consumption, including the trip
r jrrarfi,ixrm fi rate,
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy K. Davis and sobs, visiting at the Manley Auto company, ou their way home from a 13,000
mile tour through the United States. The Davises left Tuesday for Los Angeles.
over the Rocky mountains, was 16.5
miles to the gallon. i
"A trip of this sort," Davis went on.
"is a trial to any car. There are all
sorts of toads, good, excellent, fair,
bad and just plain rotten. At times
the only 'reason we went on was be
cause some other machine had been re
ported as going over the same route.
We knew that we could make it, too,
so ahead we went.
"The boys have enjoyed the jaunt.
To them it has been a real education
more so because they did not miss any
school. Mrs. Davis' health has im
proved 6o that she has entirely re
covered." The party left Portland Tuesday
noon. From here they will go to Crater
lake and then cross the Coast range
to Crescent and then south through
the redwood district.
In passing through California they
will stop at the Yosemite national
park. Their arrival home will be in
time for the three boys to enter school
at the beginning of the fall term.
Hawley Appointed
Northwest Man for
India Tire Company
Appointment of F. L. Hawley. former
salesman of the Casaidy Tire company,
local distributor of the India tire as
Northwest representative was an
nounced last week by . F. L. Ryan,
Pacific coast manager of the India
Tire company, while he was here last
week. Ryan "visited the Cassidy Tire
company store while in the city.
Both men are well known in auto
motive circles on the coast, Ryan
having been some 12 years In the game
while Hawley has been with Cassidy
for several years. Hawley left last
week for a 10-day trip in the northern
district.
rsE Torit maiirafBS
Remember that the reflection of your
lights on the wet pavement may blind
the other driver. Always use .your
dimmers.
Extra tires not in use on the car
should be stored in a cool, dark, dry
place.
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Never has a motor car in so short a
time won such public preference as
has the "good Maxwell Its outstand
ing value is so pronounced as to be
generally accepted without dispute.
Cord ttree, non-skid tront and rear; dac steel wheels, demoma
able at rim and at hub; drum type lamps; Alemite lubri
cation; motor-driven electric horn; unusually long -springs.
Prices F. O. B. Portland
Toariag, $1 Koadster, ies; Sedaa, f 17S5; Coupe, lien -
Covey Motor Car Co.
THE ATJTOMOBliE DUPAKTMEKT STORE
ETE5 TO THE BASOA15 BA8EHE5I
.EMPLOYI5G OVKB 1M PEOPLE
21st at Washington St. , Broadway 6244
Uie'Qood -.'
ON LAST LAP OF A LONG TRIP.
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TO HELEN KELLER.
DRIVING IS FINE
Blind Girl Tells of Her Experi
erice,and Sensations While
Motoring.
It has remained for Helen Keller, de
prived of those senses which, to most
of us, are so absolutely essential to
touring pleasure, to give what critics
agree Is one of the most unusual and
beautiful descriptions of a motor ride
that has been written, H. R. Hopkins
of the H. & K. Co., local Marnson
distributors, said. Nothing escapes her,
whether it be the car itself or the
country through which she Is passing.
She is even more keenly alive to it
all than the average person, who
though seeing, ' Is yet unseeing.
"The first thing I did on my return
home the other day was to take a long
ride in my newMarmOn, and I want
to tell you how delighted I am with
it." reads a lfetter recently received
from MJss Keller. "It is, indeed, a
beauty. I am iglad it is blue, for I
love that color. To my touch the work
manship seems perfect. Borne along
on deep, springy cushions, you, find a
long drive lulling and alluring.
"The Marmon does not require you
to hold on to keep -your balance. NO,
it asks you to enjoy it Invites yt p
regard the landscape from its comfort
able observatory. I know we were in
the Catskill mountains by the atmos
phere and the keert odors peculiar to
high altitudes, but to my Marmon all
roads were level.
"In 'my long tour across the conti
nent I have ridden in many auto
mobiles, and I have almost always been
keenly conscious of curves, but in this
car I hardly know w.hen we turn a
sharp corner. You will see from all
this that I am perfectly satisfied with
my new ear.
"You call it the foremost fine car,
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and I think you are right. Anyway,
ifthere is a finer car, I have no long
ing for it. I have compared mine with
a car which cost thri times as much.
and I would not trade'
TOURIST TRAVTL
HEAVY IN STATE
(Continued From Puce Oca)
less than by railroad and not much
more expensive than going to some
resort.
"The motorist can take camp equip
ment along and stop along the road or
in the many auto camp grounds to be
found in all parts of the country. This
is a big advantage and is one of the
greatest factors iti bringing about
travel by motor."
Now that the great transcontinental
highways are Hearing completion more
cars from the East are appearing in
Oregon. The first cars to appear were
of the cheaper variety, but Vincent
poihte out that in this year's travel
there are a greater number of the
more expensive makes. This, he Bald,
was indicative of the spread of tour
ing. "One of the greatest things for this
stale, or any .western state," he con
tinued, "is to get the people from the
Bast out here to see what we have.
They come and then settle. This I
know to be the case, for I have heard
from many tourists who have planned
to return to make their homes here.
Motor travel is bringing about the de
velopment of the state for the class of
people that can afford a car are those
who are most desirable citizens.
"Motorists are -not merely passing
through the state but are seeing it- An
official of one of the big oil companies
told me that the average amounj of
gasoline sold to tourists in the state
was 100 gallons. This means that they
are traveling from 1200 to 1800 miles
within the state boundaries."
Vincent is positive in his belief that
Oregon and the Northwest will soon be
a raecca of tourists and that through
them a new soarcS of legitimate trade
will be opened. I
"It has been shown." he went on,
"that the average amount spent 1ft 24
hours by a party of five is from $ to
$10. This may not seem a great deal,
but when or.a considers that there are
thousands of such parties passing
through the state now and that the
travel will Increase with each year,
one realizes that the possibilities are
great
"?Of course Oregon cannot afford to
evolve any schemes to fleece the' tour
ist. Too many states have already
done that and as a result they are not
going there in such numbers as before.
The tourist should be treated as any
one else as far aa prices of lodging;
food or other necessities are concerned,
and by doing so the source of revenue
will be greatly increased, and what is
more, the tourists will carry away a
favorable Impression of the state.
Vincent is manager of the Tourist
an4 Information bureau which was
created by legislative act. The bureau,
located at No. 69 Fifth street, dissemi
nates free information as to roads and
scenic attractions in various parts of
the state. At the beginning of the- sea
son th bureau had printed 200,000
maps i showing state highways. Of
that number 175000 have been dis
tributed. Columbia River Is
fdmired by Tourist
From Philadelphia
It is the grandest thing I have ever
sein !'
That is the way f. G. Guggenheim of
Philadelphia described the Columbia
River highway when he arrived at the
salesroom of A. C Stevens, . loeal
Haynes distributor. Guggenheimr ac
companied by" his wife and three chil
dren, arrived at noon Wednesday from
Philadelphia after being on the road
for five weeks. After a few hours to
the city he again took to the road
boamd for Crater Lake.
We came -west through Chicago,
Sioux City and the Custer Highway,"
Guggenheim said. "The Haynes 63
performed wonderfully even when we
had to. ford four streams. The great
est disappointment of the -whole trip
was the abominable weather we en
countered. It rained practically every
days from the time we started out until
we got Into Oregon. ; i
"Say when we got id the Columbia
River highway my eyea simply -weren't
big enough to take In all of the scepery.
I have sever seen anything to equal it,
nor do I believe I ever win. That
stretch of road was enough to repay us
for the entire trip." -
The Guggenheim's will return to
Philadelphia about - October 1. roing
Est over the Old Santa F trail.
iSlcCutchan Placed '
In-a-New Station
Under" the tnanagefas'ent t If i. Mc-
Cutcban a branch and service station
of the Stokes Motor company of Ore
gon City has been opened in Krtaeada.
IcCutchan is the Estacada representa
tive of the Wiljys-Kalght. Overland.
Cha&ner and Maxwell lines. He wea
formerly With the Dunning Motor com
pany efiPortland. .
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
HAS MANY GARIP
SITES. EN ROUTE
Tourists Make Inquiry for
Campingf Placesj List Is
Given. " '
Detroit. Mich., Aug. 24. The number
of tourists carrying ' camping equip
ment and making Tout a minimum use
of hotels during their summer drives
seems to be increasing yearly. . Even
parties Intending to stop at hotels fre
quently now carry camping equipment
and enjoy making a camp now and
then when facilities off er. 1 The . Lin
coln Highway association this year re-;
celved an unusually , large number of
requests for information as to the loca
tion of specially equipped camp- sites
with the result that the following data
has been compiled. .
In general, of course, . the tourist
crhj make a camp almost anywhere be
tween. New York and San Francisco
without Interference from the owners
of property and many tourists like to
make a separate private camp, well
away from town or city. However,
more and more communities each year
are providing free camping grounds
within their municipal limits, often
elaborately equipped with facilities for
the comfort and convenience of the
tourist, and they are largely patron
ized. Some of these camps often har
bor as many as 2000 persons at a time,
notably those tn the West which are
located at strategic Voints, such as
the crossing of main trails.
In the following table no attempt is
made to detail provisions made for the
comfort and convenience of vtourlst
campers at each point. This is un
necessary, as It will be understood that
the elaborateness and completeness of
the camps generally vary proportion
ately with the population of the com
munities providing them. Water and
fuel are. of course, available at all of
them. At all of the points listed spe
cial grounds have been set aside .for
the free use of campers convenient to
the city itself, and tourists are welcome
and treated with consideration. As
new municipal camps are established
along the Lincoln highway, revised lists
will be announced by the Lincoln High
way association.
Towns aftd cities on the Lincoln way
providing free municipal camp grounds
for tourists :
PnncylTiii Caledonia Park.
Indiana Lieotiipr. La Porte, Dyer.
Illinois Plainfield, DeKalb, Aurora.
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YOU can bay a Studebakcr Big-Six Touring Car
today for $1650. This is the lowest price ever
asked for a car of its sterling high quality.' -
Always a matchless value, the Big-Six stands out
today more strikingly than ever in the field of fine cars.
- The seven-passenger Big-Six is not a "volume"
motor car, but you get it at a volume price because
the Studebak organization produces and sells three
separate models with only one overhead. , . .
took over the field. Check the many points that
will appeal to you in the selection of a car. ' See the
Big-Six." Ride in it well take you for a demon
T HIS
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MliK Aifite!MiraROAD WORK OF V
A. J. STRETCH of the Martin-Parry
corporation of .York, Pa., with head
quarters at Seattle, has located an of
f;ce at Cast Second and Salmon streets,
Portland. The Marttn-Parry company
is the builder of commercial bodies for
Overland, Fords and Chevrolet for
the small chassis and one ton trucks.
They have three large plants, on in
York. Indianapolis, and Tlmbertown.
Miss. '- ' v- ' v ' -
G. H. WHALE X of the Portland Tiro
company for the past week baa been up
at the Spokane branch and la spcted
back some time this week.
W. J. FITZGERALD Paoiflo coast
manager of the Mohawk Rubber com
pany, with headquartera at Frisco, ar
rived in Portland from a trip to the
factory He visited with George K.
Cassidy of the Casaidy Tiro company,
local Mohawk distributor. He said that
low- Clinton, PeWltt. Celestas. Clavaeee,
Marion. Cedax Sapid. BaUe Plaine. Taisa,
ManhaDtowa. Kerada, Asms. Booae, Grand
Junction. Jafferattt. Serantoa. ' Penniaoa,
Woodbine, ConneU filer. .
Kebiarka Omaha, imonU Valley. Hotta
Bond. BehorWr. Columbu. Surer Creak,
Clarka, Oatzml City. Grand laland. Wood
Bifer, - Gibbon. Sim Creek, Lexkiftoft, Coaad.
Uothanbnra, Vorta Platte, Sutherland. Osallala,
Brula. Chappell. Lodscpola, Bldaey, Potter,
Vis. Kimball, Bushnali.
- WTomuc-t-Cbyena, La rami a, TRoek Hirer,
Medicine Bow, Port Staela, Rock Bprmga.
Greta Rir, Port Bridge. KranatoS.
tub Coalrul. Salt I-aka City. Tooela.
Narad Ely. Fallon, Kcna, Canon. City.
California PUeerTUle. Sacramento, Suck
tan, Tracy. Hayearda, Dutch Flat. Atobimi.
New Ferry Is on
Lyle-Rowena Eun
Goldendale, "Wash., Aug. 26. A new
ferryboat has been Installed at the
In the preparation of a
map primarily designed to
show the state highway
program which was pub
lished on the front cover xt
the Automotive Section of
The Tournl last Sunday,
the4Q?Etion of a number of
important, Oregon towns,
among tEbn Grants Pass
and North Bend, were inad
vertently omitted. This note
of explanation is addressed
especially to those Journal
readers who called atten
tion to the omissions.
Rain-proof, ooe-piece windshield; windshield wipes; courtesy light co the driver's
aide which promotes safety ia passing other can at night; tooaesu lamp with long
extension cord; cowl parking lights; cowl ventilator; eight-day dock; thief-proof
transmission lock; tool ccrapertment in the left front door; aback absorbers.
MODELS AND PRICES-, o. b.. factories
LIGHT-SIX
S-Paam., UT W. B 40 H. P.
SFSCIAISIX
S-PmmlirW, B.S0 H. .
Touring 99$
Roadster (3-Pasa.)- 975
CcRipe-Roadster ...
Sedan 1 550
Tooring $1275
Roadster (2-Pasa.) I2SO
Roadster (4-Pass.) 1275
doupe'f 4-Paaa. ; 1S75:
Sedaa ' , 2050
-Coed Tit Standard Equipment ' ; , ' "
Studebaker Corporation of ; America
Studebaker Building-, Tenth and Glisan Streets s
Retail Salesroom Broadway 1895 Service Department
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the factory is now making 5000 tires a
day. and stated, that with thaUtUe
Chief cert. . lino ? will have a product
that will meet- all users in price and
quality. . . ...
F. E. RICE, service manager of the
Braley . Auto company, distributor of
the Franklin car. ; is spending ; two
weeks' vacation in- British Columbia.
Kloe's colleagues are anxiously wait
ing td see if the climate of that dis
trict la as molat as reported.
Robert Spillane, manager of the Ore
gon . Lexington company, has secured
Ferguson ; et Loyd of Pendleton as
Lexington ' distributors tor Umatilla
county. - He is delivering a carload for
that territory and has also, signed up
the Highway Auto eompany at Hood
Tfliver for ; the ' cistribetfion .la Hood
1 River county lnstao pasweek ; -
terry between Lyle, Wash., and Rowena
on tho Oregon' abort. .'.The new boat
coat 1(000 and Is o.uippod' with . two
25 horsepower gas engines. In leaving
the Columbia River highway at Ro
wena 10 miles can be eliminated from
the trip made via the Columbia River
highway to the Maryhlll terry, IS miles
east of The Dalles. At this time of
year the dirt roads in Klickitat county
cannot be excelled, many automobile
tourists maintaining that a , greater
average or speed can be made over dirt
highways than can bo maintained over
maeadam roads,
Oregon to Maine in
136 Hours Driving
Time Is Score Set
from Portland, Oregon, to Portland.
Maine, in 136 hours driving is the score
that M. E. Spring, a mechanical en
gineer, is trying to make in a 191T
model Franklin car. Spring left the
garage of the Braley Auto company,
local Franklin, distributors, the first
of last week with the hood of his car
sealed.
Spring, "who lives in the New Eng
land states, made the trip to the west
in the car which then had been driven
more than 140,000 miles. He logged the
car from Portland. Maine, and was
confident that he could make the re
turn trip in the time specified. The
hood of the car' was sealed by offi
cials of the American Express com
pany. . The log made by Spring shows
the distance between the two Portlands
to be 4200 miles:
The Union of South Africa imported
24.265 motor vehicles during the years
1917-1921 inclusive.
stration any time you say.; Try the wheel yourself.
Then compare it with any other car, even at two or
three -times its price, and you will appreciate how
much more you get for yotjjmoney in a Big-Six
than you can find anywhere else , .
The price of the Big-Six was reduced at atime when
Studebaker had unfilled orders on hand for more
than 15,000 cars. The first seven months of this
year were the biggest in Studebaker's 70 years
history. Capacity ,; production lowers costs and
Studebatker believes ttits manufactitring savings
should be shared with the customer. Hence the
new low price of the Big-Six.
BIG-SIX . - '
. 126' w. to n. P.
f-Pa
Touring.
41650
Speedster (4-Paaa.X, 1785
Coupa (4-FaM.). 2275
2475
D E ;B. Ar K B R
INLAND EMPIRE
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Report Shows Portions of Roads
Greatly Improved; Crews Now
at Work.
Walla Walla. Wash., Aug. 26. Con-
tinned improvement on all roads in
Western Washington is reported since
the rains of last week.
In Walla Walla. Whitman and Co-"
lumbla counties, county commissioners
have had crews at work all -the week
and all dirt and graveled stretches are
generally in good condition. The road
to Colfax and Spokane on the Inland
Empire hlgh way is said by motorists
to be in the best condition it has been
this year. . !.-'
The road report in detail follows:
Wall Walla to 8pokan Tie f Mitral Farrv
Take the upper road out efi Wallaf Weila '
to Praaoett aud Uieac to Waitabnrg. The
detour around eonatroctioa work beyond IXata
ia not in com ahape.
Dixie to NVaithur- Cloaed : detonr beeins
8 Vi milea north of Dixie; aissa. Wattaharg
to Cotfar ria Central ferry., eood nuradam;
Colfax to Spokane, macadam. All made good
with exception of am all distance of gravel.
Walla Walla to Spokane Tia Lrona Kerry
Rood to PrMcott- Kair dirt road from Preacott
to ferry. Ferry to Waahtuena. fair dirt road.
Washtucna to Ctieney ria Ritzrula, all rood
macadam. Cheney to Spokane, pared. All
roads out of IUtaille. good.
Walla WaUa to Lewistoa Taka epptf road
out ol Walla Walla ria PremoU to Wett
bnr. OU road, Dndaa to Pomeroy. rioeert.
io eeTerai milea north of Dodgo and take
fint road to r ie tit: eigna. Pomeroy to twia
trm, new tat highway, good. Road to
Boii ria Whiteblrd aonewhat rough but open.
Walla Walla to Seattle Goal macadam all -the
way to Yakima either Tia HnoTer ferry
or Toll bridge and Paeeo. Proceed from '
Pasco to Timmerman't ferry at Richlaad , to
make toe rroesing of the Colombia riper, if
the route Tia Paco ia chosen. Detonr round
construction- work at Granger to ToppeniMW
Toppeniish to Yakitaa, paTed. Yakima to El
lensburg, fair dirt road for 13 milea out of
Yakima, remainder rough and rocky. Ellen
burg to Ci Elum, good. Through the Sno
qnalmi pasi. good. Pasa to Seattle, mostly
good.
Lewiaton to Points South and East lwts
ton to Urangerille Tia Culdeaac, good ; partly
pared. All roads out of Culdeaac good . to
Asotin and Anatone. Good to iioecew and
Geneere, partly payed. 'Good to Colfax. gSjf
to Boise Tia Grangerill. .
Spokane to Points Eaxt and Korth Obed
in general over tha Yellowstone trail, al
though it ia somewhat rough aver tha amri'
tains at Wallace and again at Belgrade and
Basemen, Mont. Spokane to Marcuft, good.
Spokane to Ellensbnrg, good. t ie Elum . to
Wensteb.ee ria Blewitt pass, fair.
New , cars should be driven rather
slowly for the first 1000 miles. Never
more than 30 miles per hour.
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PROGRESSING
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